Bristol Medical School live online short courses

Bristol Medical School offer a comprehensive programme of live online short courses, run by subject experts.

All courses grant continued access to the course materials and recordings for 5 months after the course. Our programme is based on the academic year, with courses running from November through to July. 

Bookings for the 2025-2026 short course programme are now closed.

Bookings for our next programme of courses (2026-2027) will open at midday on Wednesday 7 October 2026.

You will be able to register/re-register a short course booking account in advance of this, from midday on Wednesday 23 September 2026.

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Find out more about our plans for the next programme of courses:

Provisional 2026-2027 short courses

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All courses are run online unless otherwise specified. Click on a course title for more information. Course titles appended with 'A' or 'B' indicate multiple runs of a stand-alone course. Courses are listed in order of date, with those now closed to bookings at the end of the table.

Course title Dates Topic

Bookings closed:

    
Genetic Epidemiology 19-26 November 2025 Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Show all
Introduction to Stata 1-3 December 2025 Statistical Computing;Show all
Advanced Multiple Imputation Methods to deal with Missing Data 4-5 December 2025 Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Health Economics;Medical Statistics;Randomised Trials;Show all
Introduction to R (A) 8-10 December 2025 Health Data Science;Statistical Computing;Show all
Introduction to Statistics 11-16 December 2025 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Data Visualisation;Health Data Science;Medical Research Design and Management;Medical Statistics;Statistics;Show all
Inclusivity within Research Processes [NEW] 17 December 2025 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Ethics Research;Health Data Science;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Research Inclusion;Show all
Advanced Mendelian Randomization 14-16 January 2026 Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all
Introduction to Research Governance 19-20 January 2026 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Ethics Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all
Improving your Stata 21-23 January 2026 Data Visualisation;Statistical Computing;Show all
Questionnaire Design, Application and Data Interpretation 26-28 January 2026 Epidemiology;Medical Research Design and Management;Outcome Measurement;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all
Reproducible Health Data Science 29 January to 3 February 2026 Data Visualisation;;Health Data Science;Multiomic Data;Statistical Computing;Show all
Knowledge Mobilisation 6 February 2026 Medical Research Design and Management;Public Involvement in Research;Qualitative Research;Show all
Introduction to Epidemiology 9-13 February 2026 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Medical Statistics;Medical Research Design and Management;Outcome Measurement;Show all
Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression Models 23-27 February 2026 Medical Statistics;Show all
Co-Design, Co-Production and Participatory Action Research 2 March 2026 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Public and Professional Involvement in Research;Show all
Mendelian Randomization 3-6 March 2026 Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Genetic Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Statistical Computing;Writing;Show all
Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis 9-13 March 2026 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research; Show all
Introduction to Rates and Survival Analysis 16-18 March 2026 Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all
Introduction to Protocol Writing 20 March 2026 Epidemiology;Ethics Research;Medical Research Design and Management;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Writing;Show all
Optimising Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials 26 March 2026 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all
Introduction to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Methods 27 March 2026 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Qualitative Research;Show all
Introduction to R (B) 30 March to 1 April 2026 Health Data Science;Statistical Computing;Show all
Analysis of Repeated Measures 20-21 April 2026 Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all
Mixed-Methods Research to inform Public Health Vaccine Policy 5-7 May 2026 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Health Economics;Mixed methods;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all
Molecular Epidemiology 22-24 April 2026 Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Show all
Economic Evaluation Modelling Using R 28 April to 1 May 2026 Health Economics;Mathematical Modelling;Statistical Computing;Show all
Statistical Methods for Mediation Analysis 11-13 May 2026 Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all
Introduction to Quantitative Bias Analysis 14-15 May 2026 Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods 18-22 May 2026 Qualitative Research;Show all
Introduction to Network Meta-Analysis 1-5 June 2026 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Medical Statistics;Show all
Essentials of Infectious Disease Modelling and Economic Evaluation 8-9 June 2026 Health Economics;Mathematical Modelling;Statistical Computing;Show all
Machine Learning with Omics Data 10-12 June 2026 Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Molecular Epidemiology;Multiomic Data;Show all
Understanding Trusted Research Environments 15-19 June 2026 Health Data Science;Informatics;Medical Statistics;Show all
Multiple Imputation for Missing Data 22-24 June 2026 Medical Statistics;Show all
Introduction to Data Collection in Research Studies 25 June 2026 Medical Research Design and Management;Outcome Measurement;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all
Causal Inference in Epidemiology: Concepts and Methods 29 June to 3 July 2026 Causal Inference;Epidemiology;Health Data Science;Medical Statistics;Statistical Computing;Show all
Further Survival Analysis 6-7 July 2026 Epidemiology;Medical Statistics;Show all
Introduction to Economic Evaluation 8-10 July 2026 Appraisal and Synthesis of Research;Health Economics;Outcome Measurement;Show all
Designing and Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trials 13-17 July 2026 Medical Research Design and Management;Medical Statistics;Outcome Measurement;Public Involvement in Research;Qualitative Research;Randomised Trials;Show all